Granite beneath the Northern Pennines

Granite beneath the Northern Pennines

A FULLY cored borehole sited at Rookhope ( NY 35/937,428), West Durham, has proved the existence of granite at 1,281 ft. depth directly beneath Lower Carboniferous (Viséan) strata. The drilling, which is still in progress, is financed by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, and form...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1961-01, Vol.190 (4779), p.899-900
Hauptverfasser: DUNHAM, K. C., JOHNSON, G. A. L., BOTT, M. H. P., HODGE, B. L.
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Zusammenfassung:A FULLY cored borehole sited at Rookhope ( NY 35/937,428), West Durham, has proved the existence of granite at 1,281 ft. depth directly beneath Lower Carboniferous (Viséan) strata. The drilling, which is still in progress, is financed by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, and forms part of a programme of geological and geophysical investigation by the Durham Colleges Geology Department.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/190899a0